Luciana Berger

Luciana Berger (13 May 1981-) was the Labour Party MP for Liverpool Wavertree from 6 May 2010, succeeding Jane Kennedy. In 2018, she was one of the founders of The Independent Group, a faction which split from Labour due to Labour's "institutional anti-Semitism".

Biography
Luciana Clare Goldsmith was born in Westminster, London, England in 1981, the grand-niece of MP Manny Shinwell. She was educated at the Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls before becoming a member of the National Executive Committee of the National Union of Students during her university years, although she resigned due to allegations of anti-Semitism on the committee. She also joined the Labour Party, and she was elected MP for Liverpool Wavertree in 2010. She campaigned against dangerous dogs and their owners, food poverty, and health and safety loopholes for companies. Berger faced both anti-Semitic remarks and remarks which criticized her lack of vocal support for Israel, and she formed The Independent Group in 2018 after alleging that Labour had "institutional anti-Semitism".